4/17/11

Love finding creative ways to kick up even the most simplest of ingredients/products at Trader Joe's. It seems every time I go there there is always some new product. For those that follow me on Twitter, you know that when I do go there I'm always sharing photos of the latest finds. One of the latest finds that I had to finally give a try was the cinnamon rolls. They are next to the buttermilk biscuits in the refrigerator section, usually close to the dairy products.The rolls are ok. They are very light, not heavy at all which is good. I like a lighter cinnamon roll especially if I'm going have a lot of stuff on it. Gotta balance the stuff to bread ratio. It's strange that there are only five rolls in a pack (why 5 I don't know, where did the 6th one go? To trader joe himself?). It also says "jumbo" on the package--I just don't think they are jumbo, certainly not small, but rather med-large size. They taste good when I added the extra flavors; I just wish there was more cinnamon filling inside the rolls of dough--just wasn't enough. Would I buy them again? Sure. Very easy to put together, and the best part very easy to kick up a few notches.

Cook 3 – 4 strips of bacon until crispy. Crumble into small pieces, set aside.

Bake cinnamon rolls according to package directions. Take the sugar topping in the cinnamon pack and mix with 2-3 TB of the Trader Joe Peanut Butter-cream cheese in a saucepan over low heat. Stir until well mixed and melted.When rolls are done baking pour the pb-cream frosting over the rolls, top with the bacon, and sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.

I read the title of your post out loud to Josh because I just couldn't believe it at first ;) Such a creative lady you are :) TJs...can't wait for you to open in Charleston (JULY!!). 5 is sort of an odd number.

I make sure to eat something before visiting your site - that way, I'm not clawing at the screen, trying to get at one of your crazy-delish creations, like these babies. It's not working.... [clawing - drooling - clawing]

Good gawd, it's bad enough that every time I go to Trader Joe's, I walk out with twice as many things as I expected to buy. Now, you tell me, they're making cinnamon rolls AND peanut butter cream cheese?? OMG! I'm done for now. ;)

Hey! These look amazing! I am in L-O-V-E with Trader Joes. Unfortunetly we don't have them here in Utah, so I stalk them down whenever I go out of the state. Still look at your blog often, everything looks so delicious!

peanut butter cream cheese? where has THAT been hiding?! dawn, you've rocked my world with this one. i like the 'easy' part, i like the 'bacon' part, i like the 'cinnamon roll' part, and i like you. :)

I just started reading your blog last week and was catching up with past posts today. Sadly I am no longer going to be able to read your blog because it is putting my hips in s e r i o u s trouble! Do tell, what can I do with the rest of the PB cream cheese besides eating it on my finger! (kidding, I have big plans for this stuff, BIG plans!)

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